to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
remarkable; striking; obvious
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
repentance; confession; penitence
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to have a guilty conscience; to have (something) lie heavy on one's conscience
to disperse; to take a castle
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
one's physical safety; personal security
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
response; less; -less; loess; wrestling; sexless
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
to discharge (e.g. effluent)